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Victor M

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  • Birthday 04/04/1969

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  1. Here in Argentina the local Fuji representative www.ultravision.com.ar has double perf negative stock in all ASAs, D and T. In fact double perf is the only stock I use, today i called them and they have plenty of it. Kodak only under special request so i never used it.
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    16mm in the air

    Martin, Como va eso? Me alegro mucho que te haya gustado. Con gusto pegame un llamado o mail cuando quieras. Exitos en lo tuyo por los US. Te mando un abrazo.
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    16mm in the air

    Kevin, Alan Szabo is one of the best remote controlled acrobatic (known as ¨3D¨ style) pilots in the world. Ive heard that he is hired sometimes by a company in the US which also does aerial motion film using remote controlled helicopters. Im also helicopter pilot myself (i design and build the machines) but i dont pilot the helicopters during work, im the man behind the tri axis gimball and camera. Dmitry, The production company produced and shot the story in a very appealing way, i also like the commercial very much. Thank you. Kevin, We were hired only to shoot the aerials, so we were assigned to that specific shots not knowing what the other unit was doing. We flew every shot according to the storyboard and the directors vision, we exchanged ideas and discussed options to take the most out of the coptercam since that company never worked with a system like ours. We never seen a real pigeon! it is all CG composited over our plates. We shot also other locations which were not included in the final version, so sad because we had a couple more really nice :(
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    16mm in the air

    Hi Don, Shooting 48fps gives you about 40 seconds of total recording time per cartridge, 24fps of course about twice that time, there is a little less time in both speeds since i shoot a little before and after to be sure the camera is running well and reaching the end of the magazine i always leave a couple of seconds unexposed just in case. These cameras runs on 24v, i power them with custom made 1500mah Nimh packs (20 cells), which gives lots of running time. I hope this helps.
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    16mm in the air

    Hello Don, thanks. Yes, i have also seen some 35 eyemos modified for this use, in my case it is a g.s.a.p. with many mods. Regards
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    16mm in the air

    Having video only background, the turns of life made me get into the film world. I remember an early post of mine in this forum (some 3 years ago) looking for a small 16mm camera, small enough to be operated from a remote controlled helicopter, tried many until i found the right one. Now im totally enloved with film! Here there are some camera tests. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzaWd_nGrg and shot this ad with it (only aerials the rest is 35mm): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d000CLrzsGo
  7. Got a couple of GSAP Mini-Cam 16 cameras for testing. Does anyone have the manuals and how to load the cartridges by yourself? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks
  8. Hi all! Im about to modify to super-16 one of my bolexes, i have read around that the Switar 1.6 10mm is not suitable for super16. Have anyone of you tried super16 with this prime? What is the experience, what about ultra-16 coverage with this lens. Thank you for replying.
  9. Norm, Thank you for sharing your experience. Days ago I could find someone in my country who is selling a Bolex EL. If the body with motor is 2.9k plus say 150grams a 10mm, 150grams of film and 200grams of a battery pack I think it is still usable for my project. The Beaulieu option sounds interesting will see If i can get someone selling one of it here and check weights. Other issue is the video assist device, but I think i can manage to adapt some small ccd camera to the viewfinder. Saw some examples on the net and seems to work! What have you used as video assist on the Beaulieu..? Cheers
  10. Lot a thanks to everyone bringing me so much info!!! Sam, I have the change to get a 2c with 200' mags, color video tap and PL mount but again the problem is the heavy motor. I have discovered anyways that theres a pople in NY that make a light generic motor for all 1:1 cameras. I investigated a little bit about drilling the 2c but there is nothing to drill but replacing complete parts in order to make it lighter. The only part that can be chopped out is a hook on the right side! (50grams) Christian, Never heard about the Feathercam 35 IIRC, will see in internet id there is something. THANK YOU. Fortean, I thought the idea of having a small video camera alongside, but I think that is not a very accurate way of framing the shot, probably I can try many times and get used to it but what if I change the lens, for ex from a super wide to a normal.. There are some small PCB ccd cameras in the market I think that with some trial and correction I can make one of this work. Icfp, Days ago I had a REX5 in my hands and tested 20seconds at 25fps. The problem with my particular use is that the camera is inside a ball-like housing not very easy to get to the camera. Once is inside it is a whole procedure to get back there...another issue is , this is a flying camera..sometimes you need to re-shoot someting but there is no time to come down to the land, make the windup procedure and get back to the air. Thats why insist in a motorized camera able to run a complete load of film. According to Fortean the EL model because of its weight is a good candidate! THANK YOU ALL!! Keep posting ideas!
  11. Sam, $30k including the lenses and what I should´ve to pay for customs fees and other stuff. I made a small research about the Eclair ACL but it is 4Kgs with 200' mag, without lens, batts nor video assist. It was a good try anyways i´ll have this camera in mind! I am developing a bigger helicopter but wont be ready until the end of the year. Thank you for the info Sam! Fortean, Thank you again for replying. If Bolex SBM is 3200 grams with motor plus the crank system then probably EBM is lighter, am I right? Is Bolex EL model 2900 grams with motor included? H16-M with Tobin or any other motor seems a very nice option!!!!! What I wonder is if it is possible to add the standard viewfinder to this body?? I have the idea to adapt a small ccd camera (w/infinite focus lens) to the eyepiece, im not concerned about image quality, what I need is something only for framing the shot and maybe superimpose some status of the camera, remember this is only for remote use. Thank you again for all the valuable information!! It seems that there are not many options in the 3kgs limit besides the A-Minima. GRACIAS!!!!!!!
  12. John, Thank you for the so interesting links. Im convinced that film is still the way to go. For my particular job there isnt still an HD camera that can meet my requirements of quality and lightness at the same time. Im concerned about how the Bolex will perform but not about the 16mm medium per se. It would be nice to start making the first tests using the new Vision 2 stock. Do you know if it is available today in my country Argentina? I´ll post the results as soon as I start shooting. My work will be mostly daylight. John thank you again for the time in responding me :) Fortean, What about the EBM which comes without the clock mechanism and turret? Is the body lighter than the RX5? I know that the EBM motor is old and heavy but there are some new much lighter and reliable. Do you know something about them? What about doing a simple video assist device? Your asks lead to new questions!! :D :D I have te chance to test the system with an Aaton Minima which is under 3kgs but I dont want to risk a U$S 30k camera if I can get the same results with one costing 10 times less. Thoughts about this will be also welcome!!! ps: Fortean gracias por la traduccion al español de tu mensaje. Muy amable. Saludos.
  13. Hi guys. I shoot video from radio controlled helicopters, Ive been asked many times to make film instead of video for TV commercials and I think it is the time to make the step. Ive got a limit of 3kgs (6 pounds) of usable lifting power. Ive been researching that the H16 is a good candidate because of it low cost and size. Usable focal distances for this use will be 5mm to 10mm max i know there are some c-mount primes for this camera. First question: Are these lenses good enough and can the H16 perform well in giving broadcast quality images? My idea is to offer film option for tv commercials use, I know people in this area are really demanding about quality..can the Bolex and its lenses meet that quality? Second question: What model is better for this use, RX5, EBM?? I only need 100' spools but motorized, and some kind of low cost video assist to control the shot from the ground. Is the EBM with 100' film load, a prime, batteries (can make my own light pack) plus motor heavier than 3 kgs?? Third question: Since I cant still lift a 35mm camera, can I get the same quality with a good 16mm stock for TV use??? Any input will be really appreciated. Thank You Very much Victor Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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